Once in a while, I will attempt to import a Word document and Quark will crash. It's pretty rare, but still annoying and I'm wondering what it is about a particular document that causes this. Is there any way to find out what's happening?

FYI, I did not create the document -- it's from a client and it seems that this particular document from this particular client is the only one that crashes. I can supply you with the document if that would help.

If it is Save As from Word as an RTF and then import, it also doesn't crash, even with the convert quotes active.

If I open that RTF back into Word, use the Compatibility to convert to a DOCX, then save as a docx, it will also import with the convert quotes on.

If I reset the styles in the DOCX as downloaded, it will import with the convert quotes on, but it does still crash Q. The recovery folder on the desktop has both the temp QXP (gotta rename it) and the crash log. If I add the extension to the crashed file in the recovery folder, that QXP file has successfully imported the cleaned DOCX file and there is no longer an issue.

If it is Save As from Word as an RTF and then import, it also doesn't crash, even with the convert quotes active.

If I open that RTF back into Word, use the Compatibility to convert to a DOCX, then save as a docx, it will also import with the convert quotes on.

If I reset the styles in the DOCX as downloaded, it will import with the convert quotes on, but it does still crash Q. The recovery folder on the desktop has both the temp QXP (gotta rename it) and the crash log. If I add the extension to the crashed file in the recovery folder, that QXP file has successfully imported the cleaned DOCX file and there is no longer an issue.

Weird file!

Yes, it is indeed an odd file. Seems fine in every other way. Thanks for the troubleshooting.

I cannot get a new or other existing file to fail when double-dashes are present. They come in and the quotes/double dashes get converted just fine. And if I take that text from the problem document into a new document by first pasting it into a text editor, copy and paste into a new Word document, it also imports fine and quotes/double dashes convert.

Looking at the document.xml from the affected file, it's unlike any I took the time to compare it to. In particular, the way the double dash that occurs is, well, way different to the others.

I knew there had to be a reason I prefer to export from Word as tagged text. It is always perfect!